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accuracy

[ak-yer-uh-see] / ˈæk jər ə si /


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Some have questioned the historical accuracy of reports into the level of the Church's complicity, while others have raised legal concerns about it and ideological objections.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Did they believe, or hope, that the improved speed and accuracy of the latest weapons and control-systems might override the lessons of history?

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Consumers have given Jersey Mike’s top marks in restaurant surveys, ranking it high for quality, taste and order accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Striking in these two apparently unrelated episodes is one word in particular — accuracy — and important lessons museums and historians can learn to combat these attacks on the integrity of historical research.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

As the season advanced, Cody replaced the attack with the even more dramatic “Battle of the Little Big Horn...showing with historical accuracy the scene of Custer’s Last Charge.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Still, though, the ALA's reliance on media accounts and reports from librarians remains a confounding variable in the numerical accuracies, as the body has previously noted.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2024

This outperformed other methods, both shallow and deep learning, which had accuracies below 80%.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2023

“That report was not completely accurate but there’s some accuracies in it,” said Jayna Hefford, a four-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada who is the PWHPA’s lead operations consultant.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2023

Let the D.C. curriculum reflect the historical accuracies, including the murder — the Holocaust — of millions, particularly Jews, during World War II.

From Washington Post Feb. 19, 2023

In his very indifference to minor accuracies, Strindberg sometimes approaches more closely to the larger truth than men more scrupulous in regard to details.

From Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts by Björkman, Edwin




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